Summer Olympics 2012 London

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China's Jingjing Zhou, after her victory over Britain's Justine Moore in the qualification round of Women's Individual Foil- Category B on the first day of Fencing, on September 4, 2012. Category B athletes have an impairment that affects either their trunk or their fencing arm.

 

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Brazil's Felipe Gomes (left) and his guide Leonardo Souza Lopes, run to win the Men's 200m Final T11 at the Olympic Stadium in London, on September 4, 2012.

 

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Philippa Johnson of South Africa, during the Dressage Individual Championship Test Grade - IV on day 4 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, on September 2, 2012.

 

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Vanessa Low of Germany prepares her prostheses for competition in the women's long jump finals, F42/44, on September 2, 2012. Low finished in sixth place.

Germany's Vanessa Low competes in the Women's Long Jump F42/44 Final in the Olympic Stadium, on September 2, 2012.

It is an evening in June 2006. A train hit the then 15-year-old student at a railway crossing in Ratzeburg. Her left leg is cut off, several broken bones. She is admitted to the hospital. The doctors also amputate her right leg - to save her life. Vanessa is put into an induced coma. After eight weeks, she wakes up. She talks about memory loss, possibly a result of severe head injuries. And she tells us that today is unclear what happened that night in June, exactly.

 

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Silver medalist Keiichi Kimura of Japan poses following the medal ceremony for the Men's 100m Breaststroke - SB11 final on day 5 of the 2012 Paralympic Games, on September 3, 2012.

Russia's Yulia Ovsyannikova cries after winning her C7 table tennis semifinal match against Turkey's Kubra Ocsoy, on September 1, 2012, in London.

 

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German's Christiane Reppe trains ahead of women's 100m Backstroke S9 category final, on August 31, 2012, in London.

 

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The Mixed Pairs BC3 Boccia final between Greece and Portugal takes place at the 2012 Paralympics, on September 4, 2012, in London.

 

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Netherlands' silver medalist Marlou Van Rhijn (left) France's gold medalist Marie Amelie Le Fur (center) and US bronze medalist April Holmes, on the podium during the medal ceremony of the women's 200m T44 race (for athletes with limb deficiencies, such as amputations) in London, on September 3, 2012.

 

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Marlou van Rhijn from the Netherlands, second right, waits to be called up into the blocks before the start of a women's 100m T44 round 1 race in London, on September 1, 2012. Van Rhijn won, setting a new world record of 13.27 seconds.

 

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Jamaica's Alphanso Cunningham, in the men's javelin throw F52/53 final in the Olympic Stadium, on September 4, 2012.

 

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Gunther Matzinger of Austria competes in the Men's 400m - T46 Final in the 2012 Paralympic Games, on September 4, 2012.

 

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Poland's Paulina Wozniak swims in the Women's 100m Butterfly S9 category, on August 30, 2012, in London.

 

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Adam Knott (back right) of Great Britain takes a throw in the Men's Team Goalball preliminary match against Finland on Day 4 of the 2012 Paralympic Games, at the Copper Box, on September 2, 2012. Finland went on to win the match 7-3.

 

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The sun sets over the Olympic Park ahead of the the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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The sun sets over the Olympic Park ahead of the the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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Clouds move accross the evening sky above the Olympic Park ahead of the the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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The Agitos symbol is displayed during the closing ceremony on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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The Agitos symbol is displayed during the closing ceremony on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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Performers entertain the crowd as part of the pre-show during the closing ceremony on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.